Change Challenge - Your Stuff - Link Love

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“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” -William Morris

I'd love to show you some wonderful before and after pictures of the major improvements I have made on going through my stuff, getting rid of stuff, decluttering, and organizing.  But, the truth is, it just hasn't happened much.  I had lofty and grand plans when I started this month to get rid of our stuff, but as the month went on I lost some of my motivation, and I wasn't able to find the time I needed to do what I needed to do.  Oh, isn't that always the excuse!  I still want (and need) to do it, and am still planning to, I'm just giving myself a lot of grace in the process.

I'd love to hear if you've been able to go through any of your stuff - declutter, donate, get rid of, sell - whatever it is that you've done with your stuff that you don't need and don't use.  That would give me inspiration to get myself going.  And if you are still in need of some inspiration too, here are some links I've come across related to letting go of stuff, decluttering and organizing. 

Simple Mom:
The 2 Key Questions to Ask While Decluttering (based on the quote above)
How Do You Declutter

Organizing Junkie:
PROCESS for Organizing
Remove, Sort and Purge
Letting Go of Stuff

Small Notebook:
A Home With Your Favorite Things
Janet Jackson's Guide to Decluttering (this one makes me laugh) :)
Top 10 Rules of Decluttering

Well, now I am inspired!  Hopefully I'll be able to make some time to go through and purge some of my stuff this weekend!  Happy Friday!

Change Challenge: Personal Care Products - Link Love

There is so much great info out there about frugal and green Personal Care Products.  I'm going to link up some posts that have helped me and inspired me to make changes to get to the place that I am now.  I hope they do the same for you!

General Body Care
Choosing Safer Personal Care Products at Simple Organic
Simplify Your Personal Care at New Urban Habitat
Natural Beauty: Clean Skin, Teeth and Lips at Simple Mom

No 'Poo Resources
How to Clean Your Hair without Shampoo at Simple Mom
The most info on no 'poo at Babyslime

Natural Deodorant
Homemade All-Natural Deodorant at Passionate Homemaking  (the recipe and updated info.)
Effective Homemade Deodorant at Kitchen Stewardship (lots of good information)

I am not going to post about the Oil Cleansing Method right now because I have been trying it and haven't had great results, so I can't recommend it wholeheartedly like I can with no 'pooing and homemade deodorant.  This is one of those things that I am still trying to figure out and find what works best for my skin.  I haven't given up on it, I'm just trying to find the right mixture of oils and the right products to use on my sensitive skin.  If I figure it out and find something that works well for me, I'll probably be posting about this in the future.  For now, here are some great links that explain the why and what of the Oil Cleansing Method. 

Oil Cleansing Method (OCM)
How to Clean Your Face Naturally at Simple Mom
OCM and homemade toothpaste at Keeper of the Home

Have any great links to information about frugal, green and natural personal care products?  Please leave them in the comments! 

Also, I would love to hear if anyone has made any changes in their personal care products this month and how it is working for you so far.  And as always, if you have any questions about anything you can leave a comment or e-mail me. I'd love to hear from you!